Friday, May 06, 2016

CDC: Updated Weekly Zika Numbers For The United States

#11,348

The CDC has posted the latest weekly figures (as of May 4th) on Zika Virus Disease in
the United States, and while we've yet to see any vector
transmission in the lower 48, there are now 10 sexually transmitted cases
documented (+2 from last week), and 472 travel related cases (including 44 pregnant women (+8 from last week)).

Florida leads the country with 95 imported cases, up by 5 from last week's report (note FL DOH lists 102).

Among the territories, Puerto Rico leads with 629 lab-confirmed cases,
an increase of 10% over last week. Follow the link below for the full
report, including a state-by-state listing.